1964 Dodge Polara 500

June 2010 Mopar of the Month

David writes from Nashville TN: My 1964 Dodge Polara 500 is a California Black Plate Car, (I have the original plates), that was shipped here from Hemet CA. The Dodge is in great shape for a car that has not been fully restored.

I am still trying to put the history of the car together back to first date of purchase. The paint was originally white but has a couple of coats of yellow. The paint and bumpers are a little worn but are still in pretty good shape. The Dodge has new tires, front power disc brakes, a Flowmaster exhaust system, headers and a functional cold air flow Hemi style hood scoop.

I replaced the interior with new Legendary interior seat covers and installed a new carpet.

The Mopar is a rust free car with all original panels; the cowl, floors and trunk pan are in great shape.

The rear end chunk is a 3:91 SureGrip in a 8 3/4 1965 742 housing.

The Dodge has a 1969 mild built 383 big block with a nice cam and Mopar performance 1.5 adjustable rockers.

My first car was a 1964 Dodge Polara 500 copper in color. I loved that car. It is great to have one back. Oh, by the way, I traded that 1964 in for a 1968 Dodge Charger, black/orange, and then later traded that one in on a 1971 Dodge Charger, green. Oh to have those 3 still behind a garage!

The Polara 500 is quite a conversation piece at cruise-ins as is. The Dodge is a really nice early B body Mopar.